Touring the historic Spanish missions of the Sonoran border region is now possible again after years of violence in Mexico. The Southwestern Mission Research Center has been doing tours of missions built by Father Kino since the 1970s, but in 2010 the center had to suspend them due to violence from gangs and warring drug…
Arizona Sonora News is a student produced, news broadcast from Arizona Sonora News at the University of Arizona School of Journalism. Stories are gathered from across Tucson and the surrounding areas. In this edition of Arizona Cat’s Eye… In 2015 it will be the 4th anniversary of the Jan. 8th shootings that killed six people…
For many Americans, the word Navajo conjures up images of the World War II code talkers who used their unique language to encrypt secret radio messages sent to the front lines. Here’s what many don’t know. It’s the most populous Native American tribe in the United States. Its reservation encompasses 27,000 square miles in three…
A group of about 50 protestors holding signs that read, “Black Lives Matter” and “UA Stands for Justice” gathered at the University of Arizona’s Old Main Friday afternoon to protest the shooting death Wednesday of an unarmed African-American man by a white Phoenix Police officer. “No one has any harmful intent,” said Taylor Allen, a…
Students can see their future from the window in Ms. May-Garcia’s health office. Mansfeld Middle School, located across the street from the University of Arizona, is home to students with dreams of attending college no matter any potential financial obstacles. Title I schools represent nearly 60 percent of the approximately 2,000 schools in Arizona. In…
